elja.
endurance, perseverance
Meaning & usage
endurance, perseverance
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse eljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old English ellen (“strength, courage”).
concubine, mistress
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse elja (“rival wife”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, eagerness”). Cognate with Faroese eljustrið, Old High German ella, giella (“rival, mistress”).
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